2025-26 PTA Committees
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Boo Bags
Boo bags are surprise Halloween goodie packages, filled with treats, small toys, or seasonal trinkets, that are secretly left for a neighbor or friend by our volunteers.
Committee Chair
Julia Simpson - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Leanne Scaturro - Send email
Book Fair
More than just a fundraiser, the Fair delivers memories that last forever.
Committee Chair
Kate Mucci - Send Email
PTA Board Liaison
Michele Reynolds - Send email
Casino Night
Following the success of the Night at the Races event, we are excited to host another large-scale fundraising event - Casino Night, paired with a side Tricky Tray filled with exciting prizes. This event would take place in the early spring.
Committee Chairs
Samantha Swidrak & Marilyn Williams - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
All Hands on Deck - Send email
Comfort and Clove
Warm your home with the scents of the season!
Bring the cozy aroma of cinnamon, pine, clove, and tangerine into your home with our hand-crafted fresh potpourri simmers. Just add to a pot of water and enjoy hours of holiday fragrance!
Committee Chair
Cristina Keesser - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Claudia Janiec - Send email
Dance Committees
For the 2025-26 school year we will be looking for a Committee Chair and Co-Chair person for each of the following dances. ​
Committee Chair
Stacie Bennett - Send email
​Co-Chairs
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Kindergarten & 1st (winter dance) - OPEN
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2nd & 3rd Grade (winter dance) - Lisa Jasper - Send email
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4th Grade (spring dance) - Christina Maldonado - Send email
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5th & 6th Grade (spring dance) - Christina Maldonado - Send email
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7th & 8th Grade (fall dance) - Melissa Bressette - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Claudia Janiec - Send email
Field Day
For the 2025–26 school year, we are seeking a field day chairperson for each school. As chairperson, you will work with the principals to determine how they would like the PTA to assist, as well as solicit donations from parents for the event.
Committee Chair
Chrissy O'Connor - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Christine Aiosa - Send email
Flamingo Flocking
Flamingo flocking is a playful fundraiser where plastic pink flamingos are secretly placed in a person's yard.
Committee Chairs
Anne Eke - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Kelly Couillou - Send Email
Gertrude Hawk
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates has been helping organizations like ours raise money for over 80 years! They are the most loved gourmet chocolate fundraiser on the East Coast.
Committee Chairs
Julia Simpson - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Leanne Scaturro - Send email
Grants & Scholarships Committee
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Teacher Grants: This committee will collect teacher grant submissions, review them, and decide what applicant(s) will be awarded a grant based on the funds available in the grant program.
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Student Scholarships: This committee publicizes and solicits scholarship applications for Bloomingdale students attending local high schools. All submissions will be reviewed and awarded by the committee, who will then distribute the scholarship(s) and follow up with recipient(s) to ensure the scholarship(s) awarded is received.
Committee Chair
Kimberly Walsh - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Christine Aiosa - Send email
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Harlem Wizards
A full-court fundraiser.. A Wizards vs. Teachers/Community members game will be an exciting spectacle that our community will enjoy for years! The event will be funny, theatrical, exciting, and spectacular, and the gym will reverberate with oohs & aahs, laughter, enthusiasm, and much, much more.
Committee Chair
Dana Diamond - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Leanne Scaturro - Send email
Holiday Photoshoot
Short session photoshoot perfect for holiday cards and family memories.
Committee Chair
Melissa Pardalis
PTA Board Liaison
Michele Reynolds - Send email
Holiday Shop
The Holiday Shop provides students with an opportunity to purchase high-quality gifts for family and friends at school in a safe, comfortable, and friendly environment.
Committee Chairs
Jennifer Storms & Francesca Carmici - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Christine Aiosa - Send email
Teacher Appreciation
The chair/committee proposes, promotes, and implements PTA-sponsored appreciation events during Teacher Appreciation Week and throughout the school year. We are looking to arrange a back-to-school event as well as teacher appreciation week, which will be May 4th - 8th 2026
Committee Chair
Jeanne Harty - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Kelly Couillou - Send Email
Teen Canteen
A Teen Canteen is a unique event that provides a safe, non-competitive social environment where students can have fun and participate in various activities. This event requires a chair and co-chair person, as well as a committee and event volunteers.
Committee Chairs
Maria Brown & Laura Cunningham - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Claudia Janiec - Send email
TREP$ Marketplace Chair and Co-Chair
​This event requires a chair and co-chair person to work with WTB teachers to schedule weekly workshops, complete administrative duties such as student registration and ordering support materials, and plan and execute the marketplace event. This is event is moving to late winter/early spring.
Committee Chair
Biljana Angjushev - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Melissa Bressette - Send email
Trunk Or Treat
A "trunk or treat" is a Halloween event where people decorate the trunks of their cars and hand out candy to children in a designated area, often a parking lot.
Committee Chairs
Kelly Couillou and Jillian Batista - Send email
4th Grade Committee
This committee will focus on fundraising, planning, and assisting SRD with events related to celebrating the 4th-grade class's move to middle school.
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Committee Chair
Christina Maldonado - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Michele Reynolds - Send email
8th Grade Chairperson
For the 2025–26 school year, we are seeking a chairperson who will work with the eighth-grade teacher advisor to work on fundraising, communication with parents, and planning the eighth-grade graduation events
Committee Chair
Terese Woodcock - Send email
PTA Board Liaison
Melissa Bressette - Send email
We need your help - Sign Up for a committee
Not all committees require the same type of support, but most offer various ways to help.
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Chairperson - Responsible for managing budget provided, convening a committee (if required), provide directional leadership for the committee, and ensure that the committee assignments are completed.
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Co-chairperson - responsible for supporting the Chairperson with their required tasks, helps set the agenda for the meetings, and ensures that the event/fundraiser is conducted in accordance with the wishes of the representatives of the PTA.
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Committee Member - work alongside the Chairs, contributing ideas, helping to organise events or fundraisers. They also have an important role in ensuring good communication with the rest of the district/community, encouraging participation and enthusiasm for the events organized by the PTA.
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Event Volunteer (day of event) - Committees typically will send out a Sign-up Genius with specific tasks, donations requests, and chaperone times.
Committee Support
Each Committee will be provided with the information necessary to hit the ground running.
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Budget/Expense Report Form
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Goal/Description
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Notes - If there was a prior event/fundraiser, you will receive notes and information provided by previous Chairpeople and Board Members.
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Committee - You will be provided with a contact list of all members who have signed up to be part of the committee.